we just breath it in. Incineration is the process where our refuse is burned using a
concoction of toxic fumes also a lot of the stuff is ejected into the water we will later
go onto drink, as it has been discharged through the sewerage system.
The heat of the incinerator furnace vaporises some of the hazardous heavy
metals - such as mercury, lead, cadmium, chromium and tin - found in household waste.
And it causes chemical reactions, producing many new toxic chemicals most of
which we wouldn’t know of, but the are nasty things that may eventually cause
you, your family or friends Cancer, heart disease, respiratory problems, immune
system defects, increased allergies and birth defects.
Dioxins, which is one of the main toxic gases that are emitted into our air have
been classified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as carcinogenic, and
have been described as the most toxic chemicals known to science. And yet more
than half of British babies and toddlers exceed safe levels of dioxin intake.
You may have heard of “green” power plants. Some power plants claim to be
environmental friendly, but this is false. The use our waste to make power, but only a
small quantity of energy lies embedded in these materials. These materials could be
recycled. So in the end they are polluting the environment we live in and are fooling
you all at the same time.
A lot of money is invested into these so-called “green” power plants, which is
dreadful when that money could be invested in the struggling wind, wave and solar
power facilities in Britain, these are potential power sources and over them the
government chooses to hand out money to these corporate tycoons to pollute or air.
The government basically disregard these beneficial and lucrative resources.
I feel strongly about this because this is the air you and me breathe. But the main thing we can do is to recycle.
One of the main reasons for this is that by the time we’re all adults, the government may have set a “green tax” in a bid to encourage recycling. So, literally we all might end up “paying” for it!
We can recycle just about anything if we put our minds to it, and if we aren’t all too lazy!
At the moment Reading Council supplies our area with boxes to recycle paper,
tins and bottles. These are widely used. But a lot more can be recycled, for example,
clothes, plastic bottles, and shoes. Also there are places that recycle mobile phones and print cartridges.
So please think about it… it’s you and your kids futures. If nothing is done Cancer,
heart disease, respiratory problems, immune system defects, increased allergies
and birth defects will become a huge problem. So next time you go to throw
something away….Think what your gonna breath in because of it.
